"Clothes and the Horse: A Guide to Correct Dress for All Riding Occasions" 1953 BARNEY, Sydney D. (SOLD)
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BARNEY, Sydney D.
[123] pp.
Vinton & Company, Limited
1953
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A complete guide to correct dressing on all riding occasions with reference to specific traditions and customs. Includes chapters on riding and hacking, hunting, steeplechases, show riding, polo, garments used, materials, cleaning of clothes, headwear, footwear, and more. Written by Sydney D. Barney, a British sportswriter and expert in riding attire. With an historical introduction by James Laver, an English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria and Albert Museum. He was also an important and pioneering fashion historian. Foreword from the Viscount Knutsford.